Early voting ends Friday

Friday is the final day for early voting, and the state’s top elections official - Hope Andrade – urges Texans to take advantage of the more convenient way to cast a ballot.

Secretary of State Hope Andrade

Secretary of State Andrade also reminds folks that Texas’ Photo ID law has been rejected by federal judges as violating the Voting Rights Act, so folks do not have to produce a photo to vote.

Voter registration cards are the ticket into the voting booth. Texans who don’t bring a registration card must provide some form of identification. Acceptable ID forms:

**a driver’s license or personal identification card issued to you by the Department of Public Safety or a similar document issued to you by an agency of another state, regardless of whether the license or card has expired;

“I want to assure everyone in Texas that if they are a registered voter and your name does not appear on the voter registration list when they come into vote, the state and local election officials are committed to make sure that every voter has the opportunity to vote,” she said. “I promise that you will be reinstated, if you are a registered voter and your name was removed in error. That commitment I make to you.”